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>bly fiwnthnental 0* flttch ?yft<U~ 1 harking Uckto Women advance with time. At six teen they eay, "Who is he?" At twenty, ^Wlhat is he?". At thirty, ?'J'u much Anxiety manifests itself to make the hymenlal seelction, and the query changes itself into? ""Which is he"? Bat ? forty the anxious expectant > prepares to seise upon any prey, and exclaim, "Where is he"? the testimony of some^lt ua of the boy who was ? give evidence in a court re the loss of a shirt. He said saW, that Ruth said, that Id, thai Polly said that some her she **w a man who saw the etreet with a And judge, my mother 'em a thousand times for GRRBNYILLB NEEDS IT? A resolution providing for submit / tittg to the voters of this state in the ne*t regular election the question of m ?' ? ? .amending the state constitution to permit the drawing of a thirteenth juror or alternate in criminal and civil cases has been introduced in the house by Representative Cary and Smith of . Greenville. Greenville probably needs an extrs juror and let us hope that the 'thirteenth" will be unlucky for the ? many criminals now running at large. 1 ? ' . GOOD SIGNS "Where spades grow bright, and idle ?;?* swords grow dull. Where jails are empty, and where : barns are full. . ^ "Wthere church-^prtths are with, fre quent feet outworn, count-yards weedy, silent and forlorn} Where the city man foots it and the farmers ride, Where age abounds, and youth , is multiplied; Where thqpe signs are, they clearly ln,dfcate A happy people, a well-governed INVESTIGATE GIRLS' REFORM A i TORY Representative Godfrey of Spartan burg said laat week that he was going to introduce a resolution to investi gate "that hell hole up the read/' re ferring to the State Industrial School for girls located several miles front lid "an the girl's heads *f* Jfhavqd and tliey are locked In their tbonm at " * v ?? ' > . meffibers, acfctadlng to the frees, who said they had " uvwledge of the instltu. delinquent girls are sent that the girls are mis J *A a M <t, A ^ T j: ' fK *y , ,-j Qnlnit* ; ? have been ?*<*?, they should - 1 ft.%, ^ Every Tuesday b/ W. BIKCHMORK, Prop. , _ as Second Class Mattel al Postofflc* at Caasden, & C. car In Advance Tuesday, January (26, 1932 ? i , , / . . men are related to the devil blood ? others only by marriage. ? ? ? >? Some lawyers know more about lege than legacies, -? Proverbs 26:12. " A cheerful heart W Is a^ good medicine; but a broken W0 Youth is a comma, manhood , a spf " ? *Wy; spirit drieth tip the bones." semicolon, old age a colon, to which death puts a period or full stop. Looking tor a house recently, wo '% have been reminded of what the! Y tramp said when he looked at his ^ breeches: "Rents are enormous." A lady in Alabama presented heT husband with three children, all at one birth. It is said that he immed iately got do<wn on his knees and thanked the Itord ? that there was no I more. A certain rich, man, being at the point of death, made his will and be ' queathed all his wealth to idiots and lunatics. On being asked the reason, he replied that he wished to return . the riches to those from . whom ho had drawn them. ? JC, is a joke beingi told at the Sense of a modest newspapermun In Piedmont soot ion of the state which is so good it ought to be true. The young man in question, it ap? pears, -was recently invited to a party at a residence where the home had re cently been blessed with an addition to the family. Accompanied by his beat gin! he met the Idnd hostess at the door, and after customary salu tations asked after tho welfare of the baby. The lady was suffering from a severe cold, which made her slighty deaf, and she mistakenly supposed that the young man was inquiring a bout her . cold. She replied that though she usually had one every win ter, tills was the worst she had ever had; it kept her awake at night a good deal at first, and confined her to her bed. Then noticing that the scribe was becoming pale and nervous, she said that she could see by his looks that he was going* to have one just like hers and asked him if he wished to lie down. We understand that this young man is no longer inquiring about babies. EVERY MAN OUGHT TO? Every man ought to pay his debte ? if he can. Every man should please his wife ? if he can. Every woman ought to get married ? if she can. Every politician should be honest ? if he can. Every lawyer should tell the truth ? if he canv Every man and woman should mind their own business ? if they can. Every legislator (including con gressmen and senators) should be able to inform their constituents what they are doing ? if they can. Every man ought to help his neigh bor ? If he can. Every preacher ought to do less 'talknp)" and preach more gospel ? | if he can. Every merchant ought to be able to sell good's without lying ? if he can. Every editor should print thts whole truth in all the news ? if he can. icfiuP ?? If some parents would take as much i interest in trying to^r&atn their child ren as theydo their dogs, we would have better trained children. Did yof ever hear the story of the three dogs shipwrecked on an island t One dog belonged to a business man, one to a lawyer and one to a farmer. Stranded and hungry,, these dogs re alized that something had to be done to prevent starving to death. The business man's dog got busy and dug up a bone. The lawyer's dog saiw it land chased him. The farmer's dog made no effort to do anything. He just squatted on hi<* hind legs and howled for relief. A PUBLIC DEBAUCH On January 8, three Negroes were electrocuted in Columbia. Spectators were admitted and many newspapers carried special stories giving) details of barbaric sidelights. It is said that the prison chaplain had to caution someone for laughing when one of the Negroes was being placed in the electric chair. Among the specta tors, from press reports, was a wom an. /How a woman can witness such a gruesome ordeal is hard to under stand. It is easy to understand the psych ology of a "mob spirit". Men who en semble for the purpose of lynching or wreaking vengeance are usually drunk with excitement'. Some weep, some swear as. if hell had broken loose; some laugh and crack black guard jokes over a dangiling corpse. Even those who assemble in passions of fear ami pity ustkally retutvi . to their homes burning with hate, and hardened in heart, reeling with the filth of hot debauch. Sunk in their own self respect, ready to make light of the pain and blood, they are not willing to stop long eriough to as certain the innocence or guilt of the Victim. The mob spirit cries for blood, and usually gets it. . But for the great old state of South Carolina to make a public spectacle of a legal killing, allowing spectator* to actually clamor for admission. to watch a man killed, is indeed' hard to comprehend, unless the officials think that witnessing a scene of this kind would bring* a greater weight or re sponsibility to the spectators. To ua, the death scene leaves an indelible Impression on our mind that Time cannot erase. "To see the flashing of eyes and grinding of ; to hear the sighs, 'groans and to hear words of hatred and h fierce com*#*? and some. laughte*"rf'"^^^^^ IMPROVED" UNIFORM INTERNATIONAL llfuNDAy I Ochoql Lesson 4 By RBV. P. ft F1TZVV ATBR, D. D.. M?m _b?r of Faculty, Moody Blbla \ LcstOn for January 31 g mi JESU8 FEEDS THE MULTITUDE LESSON TEXT-? John *"6:1-14; M-37; GOLDEN TEXT? And Jesus aald un to thom, I am tho bread of life; he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and ha that bellavath on me ahall never thlrat. ? ' PRIMARY TOPIC? Jesua Feeda a Hungry Crowd. - JUNIOR TOPIO-^What Jesus Did With a Hoy's Lunch. INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOP IC? The Sympathy of J?bus With Hu man Need. youNo PEOPLE AND ADULT TOP IC ? Jesus the Bread of Life. I. Je.ua' Compassion on tho Multi tude (vv. l-5a, cf. Mntt 14:14). The sight of a crowd always excit ed the Lord's sympathy. He knew ,5? i t7 were a8 8hepherdless sheep (Mark 6:34). Besides, they were so ignorant that they had no apprecla on of him. Added to this was their physical hunger. This condition aroiised the Saviour's pity. How true tnls is of the multitude today I The* crowd surges about us as shepherd less sheep, having no one to care for them. Yet down deep In their hearts Is a hunger for God and the truth. IL Jeaua' Conference With the Die (vv Cb-9)?UCh,nfl th<> Peop'*'8 Need Thejnqulry of Philip was not for the Lord's benefit, for he knew whnt he would do (v. G). His object was: 1. To teach them their sense of ob ligation to the multitude. We all need to be taught the wonderful truth Hint God has made mnn his partner In the salvation of the world. We are work ers together with God (II. Cor. 6:1), It Is the very highest privilege os well as a most solemn obligation to co operate with God In saving the mil lions who are groping In darkness. 2. To teach them their helplessness in the face of such great need and re ^he IOaves and fisl'es which the lad had provided for his lunch were as nothing In the presence oL K?t,h0U8an<1 men be?l<Jes women Wel1 m,ght Andrew ex claim . What are these among so ^many?" it is a good thing to realize ? /J?1!? need8 that we may be driven, to Christ who is able to supply them. tea2? Wi W,at *heIr Wfliclen ^ from the Lord. Without him we ran do nothing (John 15:0). Chris a?*, can no more carry on the Lord's work of themselves than the branch' can bear fruit without the vine. The vine supplies the life and strength far prf,dQctIon 6t /ru,t. Philip's arithmetic was of no use in the face ??*%? h* had to fall back upon the Lord Jesus who has all power. III. Jeeuf Method of Feeding the Five Thousand (vv. 10-18). He paused to give thanks for the scant supply, thus teaching us that 5? "1"" b,lng our abilities aLtJ" h,m """ he ml?6t them to his use. "*? v LoJ,d's **rt was to bless and break the bread, even to create the 2dn <v- "). The disciples could not perform this part. The same kind of bread was provided for all rich and poor, young and old. ' The disciples' part was to dis tribute that which he had blessed and ^ S fV* U)' Th,s 18 ^?'of ,the Christian worker today. We are not responsible for the supply but are responsible for its distribution to nu .those Who are hungry and perishing jfor the bread of Ufa I 8. The people's part was to sit down ?at J7,' 10)' They had n<? Part In Provision, neither in its dlstrlba iT;^rv? tQko from the han<j? j?L r i ?PJe* and *** that which I the Lord had provided. This is ex IL 0jr, 8,tuat,on- The people are lesponslbic for taking and eating of Ur*n* ?f ,,f0j that ,s- faith and obedience are required of thom. 4. The superabundance of God's thTinir AVhen a" hfl(1 e?^n to Iw ?? ' mUCh was Ieft> Th,? a hows t on nief>R08Pel !* ?mplG ,or the salva tion of the world. 14)V* Th* Effe0t ?f Thl" M,rao'? (v. 1 They recognized hfm at once as the .prophet who should come. They be vlioved him for hjs works* sake. 87, ^S)*' ?f L,f* (VV' 82" Vto ttSiiv0 "on' whni bren<i X How to obtain this bread, it is becoming to Christ and believing on 'breid^ blC**e(1 ,8SUe ?f >k,ng 111,8 a. The one who eats this bread shnll never hunger or thirst. * , J, f" "''"'I He- The one who eats the bread of heaven, that Is tho on. who receives Jean. Clhrtat h? eternal life. nM SOME THOUGHTS lie who prays, rises from prayer a better mnn. ? ? ? Unconfessed sin In the son) It II he ? bullet in the body. - ? ?: ? Wonder why Some people Insist on filing Christian with a small <V\? ? ?- .. dose Race By Albert T. keid WHAT WILL THE GROUND-HOG ! SEE? I Next Tuesday will be Candlemas Day. For some reason or other this ancient church holiday has long been associated with weather forecasts. A very old English follt. rhyme runs thus : ' If Candlemas be overcast, Then the heft of winter's past. If Candlemas bo clear and brir>ht, Then winter'll take another flight. Out of the belief that if the sun shines on Candlemas Day we afe ih for weeks more of cold1 weather haa arisen the American myth of the ground-hog which is. supposed to COihe out of his hole on February 2nd and pop right back again if*he see hi* shadow. - .< These are, of course, purely north ern myths,,. from the regions of ice and heavy snows. There i& usually about, .this time of the year, in ttye northern latitudes,, what is called locally "the February thaw.". Several deceptively mild days do often bring woodchucka and! even bears out of their winter hibernation,, and once in a long time mild weather continues right into spring. But so far as we France's Prettiest Girl Mile. Arlette Debrueil, 17, school girl, has been acclaimed as the girl with the prettiest face In alt France. Diaeovory of T?* According to a Chinese legend, ten wn? discovered by the Kmpero* Ohio nung, 2787 ?? O. f ' ? can find out, nobody ever caught the* , ground-hog in the act of looking for | his shadow, ami nobody has ever proved that the condition of the skies on Candlemas Day determines how | much Tonper we may expect col l weather. There seem to be some indications that the financial and economic skie* 1 will seem a good deal brighter on j Candlemas of this year than they did last year, and wo only hope that peo stop being scared of their sfoaaowftrabout February 2nd and put themselves and their money back to the sort of honest, hard work Which is the' only rood back to prosperity. BICYCLE FOR SALE ? pood second j .hand bicycle for sale. Cheap. Ap ! ply to, Jenkins Repair Shop, 926 Broad St., Camden, S. C. FOR SALE ? Tabby CarloS place in Cartersville. House and lot of one half acre. House has four rooms and hallway. Apply to Phyllis* Warren, Chestnut St. 4tpd FOR SALE: Large and small tracts of the most valuable land in the County for hunting preserves and agriculture. None better. One j nice country home. Prices in keep , ing with times. C. G. ROWiLAND, Sumter, S. C. SEABOARD AIR LINE RAILWAY Schedules from and to Camden, S. C. Corrected io January 7, 1932 Arrive . Between ? Depart. ? 9:20 A. M. Eastern Cities ? Columbia D:20 A.. M. 11:36 A. M. Eastern Cities ? Florida ' 11:35 A. M. 9:20 P. M. Eastern Cities ? Florida 9:20 P. M. 8:54 A. M. Columbia ? Eastern Cities 3:54 A. M. 3:36 P. M. Florida ? Eastern Cities 8:36 P. M. 7:24 P. M. Florida ? Eastern Cities 7:24 P. M. PULLMANS? COA CUES? DINERS. For further information, tickets nn d reservations call on Ticket Agent. Job Printing 1 HAT PLEASES We are prepared to furnish you with all kinds of printing at the lowest possible prices. The Messenger TELEPHONE 435 J WILSE W. MARTIN HARNESS AND SADDLE MAKER and Hhon Fining* AaCo Top Maker and DRALfttt , PImmNM ? ? ;?* ? .ft ? . ? , ? '<1